Adams, Radjabov, Eljanov and Harikrishna lead after the first round.
Results of the 1st round
| GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 | ½ – ½ | GM | Li Chao B | 2735 |
| GM | Gelfand Boris | 2728 | ½ – ½ | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2800 |
| GM | Giri Anish | 2775 | 0 – 1 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2724 |
| GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2707 | ½ – ½ | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2761 |
| GM | Svidler Peter | 2749 | ½ – ½ | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2703 |
| GM | Rapport Richard | 2694 | ½ – ½ | GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2742 |
| GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2739 | 1 – 0 | GM | Hou Yifan | 2666 |
| GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2654 | 0 – 1 | GM | Harikrishna Pentala | 2737 |
| GM | Adams Michael | 2736 | 1 – 0 | GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2638 |
Some games of the 1st round
Pairings of the 2nd round
| GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2724 | 1 | 1 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2739 |
| GM | Harikrishna Pentala | 2737 | 1 | 1 | GM | Adams Michael | 2736 |
| GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2703 | ½ | ½ | GM | Aronian Levon | 2809 |
| GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2800 | ½ | ½ | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2707 |
| GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2761 | ½ | ½ | GM | Rapport Richard | 2694 |
| GM | Li Chao B | 2735 | ½ | ½ | GM | Svidler Peter | 2749 |
| GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2742 | ½ | ½ | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2728 |
| GM | Salem A.R. Saleh | 2638 | 0 | 0 | GM | Giri Anish | 2775 |
| GM | Hou Yifan | 2666 | 0 | 0 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2654 |